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  Day of the Dead - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos, Día de los Difuntos or, simply, Día de Muertos in Spanish) is a Mexican celebration of the memory of deceased ancestors.
The origins of the celebration of The Day of the Dead in Mexico can be traced back to the indigenous peoples of the Americas, such as the Aztec, Maya, Purepecha, Nahual and Totonac.
All Saints' Day is the day after Halloween, which was in turn based on the earlier pagan ritual of Samhain, the Celtic day and feast of the dead.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Day_of_the_Dead   (1486 words)

  
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Day of the Dead (Babylon 5) Next:"The Ragged Edge" Day of the Dead is an episode from the fifth season of the science-fi...
Rafael Python 5 The Python 5 is an Rafael.
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 Babylon 5 - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The hub of the story is a large space station named Babylon 5; the five-mile-long, 2.5-million-ton rotating colony is built to be a gathering place for fostering peace through diplomacy, trade, and cooperation.
In the words of its commander, it is humanity's "last, best hope for peace." However, Babylon 5 is the center of political intrigue and conflict, and eventually becomes a pawn in a massive interstellar conflict from which it emerges with a Pyrrhic victory over forces of darkness and chaos.
Babylon 5 also revolutionized the use of computer technology in creating visual effects at a time when using models and miniatures was the norm.
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 Babylon 5 - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The replacement of actor Michael O'Hare as the station commander after the first season, the unexpected departure of actress Claudia Christian, and the necessity to compress the fourth season story arc due to fears of cancellation proved to be major challenges.
After the Earth-Minbari War and the comencement of the Babylon Project, the League consisted of the previous worlds underneath a governing council, the Babylon 5 Advisory Council, consisting of the major worlds of Earth, Minbar, Narn, Centauri Prime, and the Vorlon Empire.
The Babylon 5 novels and novelizations are based on summaries written by the producer of the series J.
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 Encyclopedia: Day of the Dead (Babylon 5)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Day of the Dead is an episode from the fifth season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5.
The Babylon 5 Station Babylon 5 is an epic science fiction television series created, produced, and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski.
Joshua Cox as David Corwin in Babylon 5 Joshua Cox (born 1968 in New York City) is an American actor.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Day-of-the-Dead-(Babylon-5)   (272 words)

  
 Babylon 5 - A Tragedy of Telepaths / Day of the Dead : Video   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Babylon 5 - A Tragedy of Telepaths / Day of the Dead
In "Day of the Dead" President Sheridan (Bruce Boxleitner) welcomes celebrated comedians Rebo and Zooty (Penn and Teller) to Babylon 5, noting that humor is as universal an element as hydrogen.
First, "Day of the Dead" seems a little misplaced in the airing order of the series, but that aside, this was a really well done episode.
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 Day of the Dead (Babylon 5 Episode 5x8)
Written by Neil Gaiman, directed by Doug Lefler, Day of the Dead was the eighth episode of the fifth season of Babylon 5.
Tonight the dead return." In Mexico, on the eve that becomes the first of November, Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), one is liable to see the dead walking about in fl bodysuits printed with skeletons.
In Day of the Dead, Gaiman has brought to a technological setting, used to planets and systems, warps and fields, the power of 'the forest', 'the open sea', the graveyard at night.
www.greenmanreview.com /film/film_dayofthedead.html   (1144 words)

  
 Babylon 5 - A Tragedy of Telepaths / Day of the Dead VHS VIDEO > Compare Prices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
BABYLON 5 - A TRAGEDY OF TELEPATHS / DAY OF THE DE...
Babylon 5, much more so than Star Trek, relied on long plot arcs to sustain the complexities of its underlying conflicts, so if you missed an episode or two, you may have had a tough time getting back on track.
Arrivals of another kind remind Babylon 5 dwellers of the preciousness of life when spirits of deceased friends and lovers appear during a Brakari ritual.
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 Voltayre's ENCYCLOPEDIA XENOBIOLOGICA: Babylon 5 Station Map
While most officials refer to the station as a trade center (and rightly so, Babylon 5 typically services 50 to 60 ships per day cycle), a multitude of services are available for the business traveller, tourist, and resident alike.
Babylon 5 Museum permanent exhibition on Earth History (highlighted by a 20th century electric guitar) with rotating exhibits from various worlds.
Babylon 5, characters, names, and all related indicia are trademarks of Time Warner Entertainment Co., LP.
www.frostjedi.com /vex/html/babylon_5_station_map.htm   (1968 words)

  
 THE CINEMA LASER DVD REVIEW-- BABYLON 5- THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON: THE WHEEL OF FIRE
After the climatic fourth season of BABYLON 5, the fifth and final season of the show is genuine denouement that ties up all the loose ends and allows it to wind down to an inevitable conclusion.
Of course, this is not to say that BABYLON 5 goes out with a whimper, only that the majority of the fifth season lacks the continuous firepower of the preceding year.
Day Of The Dead finds a number of dearly departed friends and acquaintances returning to Babylon 5, after Lochley sells part of the station to an alien race for a single evening’s religious festivities.
www.thecinemalaser.com /dvd_2004/b5s5-dvd.htm   (1795 words)

  
 TV ACRES: Ceremonies & Celebrations - Day of the Dead (Northern Exposure/Babylon 5)
TV ACRES: Ceremonies & Celebrations - Day of the Dead (Northern Exposure/Babylon 5)
On the "Day of the Dead" episode on the sci-fi series BABYLON 5/SYN/1994-98, an alien race called the Brikiri celebrate their "Day of the Dead" once every 200 years, when a comet approaches the Brakiri home world.
On Earth, the Mexican culture celebrates a holiday of the same name on November 2 based on the Roman Catholic day of remembrance for the deceased, All Souls Day.
www.tvacres.com /ceremonies_celebrations_dead.htm   (137 words)

  
 Babylon 5 Episode Guide - Babylon 5 Season Episodes - TV.com
An accident in the docking bays stars a series of problems on Babylon 5, when a Narn freighter is destroyed and one of the workers is killed.
A Minbari war cruiser comes to Babylon 5 to display the body of a recently dead Minbari leader, while Ivanova and Talia battle for the fate of a young girl with newly discovered telepathic powers.
Babylon 4 reappears at the same place it disappeared four years before, and Sinclair and Garibaldi lead an expedition to evacuate its crew.
www.tv.com /babylon-5/show/11/episode_guide.html   (1546 words)

  
 Guide page: "Day of the Dead"
In that case, the Day of the Dead may be the result of group telepathy on the part of the Brakiri (several telepaths joining together can produce greatly amplified powers, e.g.
The comet as a symbol of death among the Brakiri was first mentioned in "A Day in the Strife," which, by coincidence, aired in reruns on TNT the same day this episode premiered.
The Day of the Dead has an Earthly equivalent; there's a Mexican holiday of the same name on November 2 (it's celebrated elsewhere in Latin America too.) It's based partially on the Roman Catholic day of remembrance for the deceased, All Souls Day.
www.midwinter.com /lurk/guide/096.html   (2414 words)

  
 CBLDF: News- B5: Day of the Dead
"Day of the Dead" is available from the CBLDF Premium Catalog or by calling 1-800-99-CBLDF.
"Day of the Dead" is a deluxe, 48 page saddle-stitched volume retailing for $12.95.
The publication of "Day of the Dead" came about thanks to B5 fan requests for Gaiman to put his script for the show on-line.
www.cbldf.org /pr/980914-b5.shtml   (520 words)

  
 Online Store for Babylon 5 Fiction - Worlds of JMS
Meanwhile Elric visits Babylon 5, and readers learn that the events of the episode "The Geometry of Shadows" aren't exactly what they seemed to be.
"Day of the Dead" is the only fifth season Babylon 5 script written by someone other than Joe Straczynski.
The Babylon 5 novels started off with a bang with this first story in which Talia Winters is accused of bombing a Psi Corps convention.
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 Babylon 5
Dark Genesis : The Birth of the Psi Corps (Babylon 5)
Babylon 5 - Season 1 - Born To The Purple/Infection
Babylon 5 3pak: Vol: 5.5 Secrets Of The Soul/In The Kingdom Of The Blind, Vol: 5.6 A Tragedy Of Telepaths/Day Of The Dead, Vol: 5.7 Phoenix Rising/The Ragged Edge
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 Babylon 5 Videos
Babylon 5 - Season 5 - Journey's End (Wheel of Fire Objects in Motion Objects at Rest...
Babylon 5 - A Tragedy of Telepaths Day of the Dead
Babylon 5 - Season 2 - New Command (Points of Departure Revelations The Geometry of...
www.tbook.com /vhs/b/Babylon_5_Videos/index.html   (307 words)

  
 Day of the Dead
There is only one comet in the Brakiri solar system and it signals the Day of the Dead.
You sold Babylon 5 to an alien race for the night, who somehow transported a square mile of the station to their homeworld while apparently filling it with people temporarily returned from the dead?
BABYLON 5 names, characters and all related indicia are the property of J. Michael Straczynski and Warner Brothers, a division of Time Warner Entertainment Company.
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 Day of the Dead: A Babylon 5¿ Scriptbook   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
This is an episode script for the TV show Babylon 5 written by Neil Gaiman.
A small, somewhat expensive package - but worth it if you are a serious fan of either the BABYLON 5 saga or Neil Gaiman.
Also, interesting for those curious about the process of creating an episode of a TV show or the novice scriptwriter.
www.literacyconnections.com /0_1892058022.html   (212 words)

  
 Episode Eight - The Day of the Dead
Lockley mentions that the Brakiri have asked to buy a part of Babylon 5 for one evening as part of a religious festival that happens only once every 200 years.
Lockley enters her quarters after a long day and turns on the TV to find Rebo and Zooty on all channels.
Lockley is all of a dither trying to contact the rest of Babylon 5, her friend, the dead druggy Zoe hangs around while she attempts to route communications by hacking into Stellar Com (by ordering Garibaldi to do so) and make a call to CandC.
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 CNN.com - 'Babylon 5' actor dies - May 25, 2004
A posting on a "Babylon 5" message board by J. Michael Straczynski, the sci-fi show's creator, said the cause of death has not been determined but that "paramedics who showed up suggested it was either an aneurysm or a massive stroke."
Biggs, a graduate of the University of Southern California School of Theatre, gained his first major exposure as Dr. Marcus Hunter on "Days of Our Lives." He was on the NBC show for five years.
"Babylon 5" fans and staff were shocked by his passing.
www.cnn.com /2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/25/obit.biggs   (275 words)

  
 Neil Gaiman, Day of the Dead: An Annotated Babylon 5 Script   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Whenever two Babylon 5 fans meet, whether it's at a used book store, a sci-fi speakeasy, or somewhere else that's safe for our species, it doesn't take long for conversation to turn to the required topics: "Who's your favorite character?" "What's your favorite season?" "What's your favorite episode?" and so on.
As J. Michael Straczynski (the show's executive producer) says in the introduction to Day of the Dead: An Annotated Babylon 5 Script, "This episode was a hit not only with the fans, but the cast and crew, who were charmed by him [the writer] while he was on set.
All I knew was that it had a wonderful plot; raised all sorts of interesting questions and didn't provide pat answers; brimmed with humor that ranged from the deadpan "drumroll-rimshot" sort to the surprising-but-satisfying sort; and provided pathos that was well balanced between hopeless yearning and resignation.
www.greenmanreview.com /day_of_the_dead.html   (867 words)

  
 The :: ship of dreams :: bookstore, in association with amazon.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Babylon 5 Security Manual by Jim Mortimore et al, a fully-illustrated guide to the ships, races, and procedures aboard Babylon 5.
Day of the Dead, A Babylon 5 Scriptbook by Neil Gaiman
Babylon 5 : Signs and Portents by Jane Killick, this is the comprehensive guide to the first season episodes
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 Amazon.com: Babylon 5 - A Tragedy of Telepaths / Day of the Dead (1994) : Video   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Babylon 5 - A Tragedy of Telepaths / Day of the Dead (1994)
A freeport to adventure from the fifth season of Babylon 5.
DAY OF THE DEAD--The arrival of comedy team Rebo & Zooty (Penn & Teller) reminds President Sheridan (Bruce Boxleitner) that humor is...
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 Babylon 5 -- Available Books
This definitive manual details everything there is to know about maintaining security aboard the "Babylon 5" space station, from complete descriptions of the station's structure, technical operations, personnel, and population to portraits of the 40+ key types of lifeforms throughout the galaxy.
Positioned in a key sector of the galaxy, the Babylon 5 space station serves as a space-born port-of-call for diplomats, traders, hustlers, and travelers.
Haunted by the explosive fate of Babylons 1 through 4, the inhabitants of Babylon 5 work together to make the station their last and best hope for peace.
www.non.com /books/Babylon_5_ca.html   (1335 words)

  
 Babylon 5 > Day Of The Dead [#96]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Babylon 5 > Day Of The Dead [#96]
Day Of The Dead [#96] (1997) Lochley sells part of the station to the Brakiri for the night.
But the sold part is somehow transported to the Brakiri homeworld where dead friends and relatives of the people living in this section are briefly returned to life.
www.hunters-world.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /SciFi/b5/BAB597.html   (54 words)

  
 Episode 5.11 Fanlisting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
"The Day of the Dead" is midway through season 5.
This episode was written by well respected author, Neil Gaiman and looks at a Brakiri holy day, the Day of the Daed.
A fanlisting is a place for all fans of a particular show, movie, actor, actress, singer, etc. to come together and build the biggest listing of people from all around the world who are fans of that subject.
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 Day of the Dead   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The third chapter in the saga that director George Romero started in 1968 with NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD moves the story further along the timeline of the zombie apocalypse to a time when survivors are few and far between.
Scientist Sarah (Lori Cardille) and her fellow survivors seek refuge at the compound just in time to see a clash between Logan and Rhodes reach a critical turning point.
DAY OF THE DEAD stands as the most controversial film in the series.
www.videoflicks.com /titles/1005/1005360.htm?21315   (553 words)

  
 ICONOCLASTIC.
* Babylon 5 Episode 2.16: In the Shadow of Z'ha'dum.
* Babylon 5 Episode 5.11: Day of the Dead.
Please note this is a not for profit site and is purely one fan's work of love/obsession/too much time on her hands.
iconoclastic.envy.nu   (111 words)

  
 Synopsis: "Day of the Dead"
He is between training cycles, and having read once about the Brakiri Day of the Dead, which occurs only once every 200 years, he decided to visit.
Since Babylon 5 is easier to get to than Brakir, he came to the station.
Lochley explains the usual operations of Babylon 5 do not allow this, but she is ready to make an exception.
www.midwinter.com /lurk/synops/096.html   (1757 words)

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